New AP 26240 with 4401 Super Clone movement is coming

[Reaps]

you are not wrong to say that . However I believe that its still a great rep for the price. Kaput or not. Willing to take the risk

Some things in life are worth a bit of risk my friend.

Im not normally one to get multiple versions of the same watch, Daytonas aside. I may pick up a green one after CNY.

Yep y'all already convinced me, I'm gonna give it a week or two after CNY and pop an order for a blue dial. And then ceramic if it ever gets fixed. Might as well pick up a green to finish it out. Maybe a spare purple dial as well, just in case.

Going to have to liquidate a few Daytonas though.

 

[kidcreole]

Finally, someone intelligent enough.

For the record, this is why I don't post much any more—too much negativity and stupidity. Those are not screw marks; those are sticker markers caused by the depression of my wrist against the sticker that caused some parts of the sticker to adhere to the screws, which are at a level lower than the case back.

Settle down. Perhaps the peeps here don't understand why you would put protective stickers on an $800 rep and make it look like that. We're only responding to your pictures. You tell me if this doesn't look like an over zealous noob with a screw driver slipped from the screw and scratched the case...

 

[Variatio Delectat]

Exactly my thinking.
The prevailing opinion here in regard to broken movements is to just throw the watch in the bin and buy a new one.
But this only perpetuates the underlying problem.
Especially in case of a newly designed complicated movement just like this one, chances are that it might go south an no replacement for a reasonable price will be offered and in addition to that somebody has to replace it in person which cost a sustainable amount.

A watchsmith should be able to repair it, of course depending on the specific issue.

 

[alvinado]

Settle down. Perhaps the peeps here don't understand why you would put protective stickers on an $800 rep and make it look like that. We're only responsing to your pictures. You tell me if this doesn't look like an over zealous noob with a screw driver slipped from the screw and scratched the case...

Yes it does. But don’t get me wrong , I think we should be focusing on the watch rather than scratched screws or whatever

 

[X24222]

you are not wrong to say that . However I believe that its still a great rep for the price. Kaput or not. Willing to take the risk

Why a loss? Are we able to get it serviced and repaired since it's a clone?

 

[Reaps]

Why a loss? Are we able to get it serviced and repaired since it's a clone?

Noone has done a full breakdown of this movement so we don't actually know if it's a "true clone" per 4130 (replaceable with gen parts) or a "clone" which is similarly built but not compatible with gen parts, similar to A330 movement. Additionally, these flyback chrono movement parts are not easily found. Or at least I haven't seen any. So if a niche part breaks you're shit out of luck. I could be wrong or corrected.

 

[X24222]

Yep y'all already convinced me, I'm gonna give it a week or two after CNY and pop an order for a blue dial. And then ceramic if it ever gets fixed. Might as well pick up a green to finish it out. Maybe a spare purple dial as well, just in case.

Going to have to liquidate a few Daytonas though.

Let us know what Daytona's you're selling!

 

[SHB]

Nice drama about a rep

 

[Variatio Delectat]

Nice drama about a rep

Well, I beg to differ, for $900 you can get several decent gen watches of very good quality, so it is not just "about a rep" anyways but about a $900 watch.

 

[kidcreole]

Yes it does. But don’t get me wrong , I think we should be focusing on the watch rather than scratched screws or whatever

All good I get the frustration.

 

[Swiss_goupil]

 

[X24222]

The green dial seems to be the most popular model so far and having seen and handled the gen, it’s pretty darn close. I have a modded blue in the works and will post pics when I can.

 

[Aquanautilus]

958 ?

 

[ernien]

Just arrived yesterday, it’s the most impressive rep i’ve owned over the past 13 years of collecting. Sizing it sure was a stressful endeavour. But let’s see if it holds up, I’m nervous just wearing it!

 

[SuperLory]

Let us know what Daytona's you're selling!

GET IN LINE !

 

[germanynrw]

 

[munichman]

Green rules for this watch!

 

[ugoplug]

Just arrived yesterday, it’s the most impressive rep i’ve owned over the past 13 years of collecting. Sizing it sure was a stressful endeavour. But let’s see if it holds up, I’m nervous just wearing it!

Stunning.. What's your wrist size? How many links did you remove?

 

[ernien]

Stunning.. What's your wrist size? How many links did you remove?

Wrist is about 6.5 - 6.75” and I removed 4 out of 6 removable links.

 

[germanynrw]

I have 3,5 links.
3 is to tight, 4 to big.

Wrist is about 6.5 - 6.75” and I removed 4 out of 6 removable links.